I listened to and loved two very different podcasts recently. The first, titled Not really having this argument, was from Akimbo by Seth Godin. It’s only about 18 minutes long (the subsequent 10 or so minutes are follow-up questions from the previous episode, though there was one in there that I also found compelling, so … Read more
I was always a night owl. As a kid, I would sleep until 15 minutes before I needed to leave for school. Clothes on, breakfast in, out the door. Saturdays, I would sleep until 10 or 11. (Marching band at Saturday morning football games killed that.) Nights were always my best time. Best for thinking, … Read more
Growing up, the first day of school was always so exciting. I always had a new outfit. Often a new backpack or lunch box. I had friends at school. I got along well with most of my teachers, so that was never a worry for me. I wasn’t a wiggly kid and had no trouble … Read more
A workout definitely feels more accomplished if I’m sweating hard at the end. Of course, the photo was taken after an outdoor run the other morning. It was hot and sunny, so the sweat wasn’t really indicative of the run being harder than the same run in the winter, but it still feels better. (In … Read more
I found a photography game via Facebook ad and joined it. Simply: There are a bunch of contests with themes. You enter one or four photos (depending on the rules of the contest) and other users vote on them. Whoever created the contest also chooses their favorites. They run between two and eight days. The … Read more
For almost three quarters of a year, I’ve been posting daily. It’s changed me a little bit. I’ve always enjoyed writing, but having something to say on a daily basis—even for someone whose brain is often busy—is challenging. Especially when my brain is busy with things that aren’t necessarily appropriate for blogging. But this pursuit … Read more
In a waiting room the other day, I read a short article about Michael Jackson. Its bottom line was: stop listening to his music, so revenue will stop flowing into his estate. My thoughts around all of this are not linear. Hang on. I guess the first question to answer is: are the two things … Read more
I’m always fascinated by how people differently define their common experiences. How do you define “summer”? Summer solstice to autumnal equinox? End of school to beginning of school? When it’s hot out? When traffic is better or worse (depending on your area)? What constitutes summer has changed for me over time, but only marginally. When … Read more
It’s been in the high 90s in the evenings just around sundown, which is lovely weather for a run. (This is what they’re talking about when they say “it’s a dry heat.” This is much more pleasant than the day we were in New York when it was 20 degrees cooler but muggy.) So I’ve … Read more
The Climbing Daddy is friends with the couple who own the fishing lodge we stayed at in Canada. As a result, we were there the week before they officially opened for the season, so they weren’t serving meals. They were apologetic but assured us that in terms of appliances and equipment, there was a fully … Read more